Eat your veg!

So I’ve mentioned before that healthy eating is the order of the day in our house now, per my own personal orders. I keep track of everything I eat, and am trying to limit some things (hamburgers, for example) in favor of others (fruit, let’s say). Wednesday I made a substantial veggie tomato sauce and served it with a proportionally small amount of pasta. Ordinarily, this would kill me. I love pasta. I always have. But seeing as New England was a ridiculous 94 degrees today, prohibiting my usual 3 mile walk, there were no extra calories to enjoy. And besides, one should probably have more veg than pasta, anyway. So this was made in that spirit.

Start by warming your oil in a big ol’ pan over medium heat, and then add your onion. When it’s starting to become transluscent, toss in your zucchini and a little salt. Allow to cook down a bit, so they’re less firm. Toss in mushrooms and garlic, and stir around. Allow to cook a few minutes. Add some red pepper flakes for heat, if you’d like. Add can of tomatoes and bring to a steady simmer. I think I let mine cook for about a half an hour, breaking up the tomatoes with my wooden spoon. Add paste for the last twenty minutes or so, stirring to mix it in. I got three enormous veg servings out of this, and had each over about 2 ounces of ziti. You could easily feed four, and you could always add more pasta and serve six. Top with parmesan and you’re good to go!